As most of you are, I keep checking the upcoming section of FFG's site in anticipation of Wave 6 ( and the XCOM game). I noticed some of these ships have been on the boat for months. Here take a look http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_upcoming.asp. There is even a ship that has been sailing around the ocean since July while others joined in September and October. There has to be some crazy story to go with these lost shipments carrying the Y-Wing, Tantive IV and Tie Advance.
Are there boats lost at seas?
They may not have a k turn on their dials so they have to do it the long way.
Sounds like they got the same boats the LCG uses. FFG has great games... horrible supply lines.
There's a longshoreman's strike on the west coast; it's possible some of these shipments have arrived, but are sitting in limbo and backlogged behind other freight.
The west coast needs to hire scabs and get those containers moving east.
One man in a canoe?
Paddling his heart out
They may not have a k turn on their dials so they have to do it the long way.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immelmann_turn
Also, it should be noted that it does take a fair amount of time to cross the ocean. Cargo ships are not fast vessels. Coupled with dangers at sea (more mechanical failure and weather issues, less krakens and pirates) it will take time.
"This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away... to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph. Adventure. Heh. Excitement. Heh. A Jedi craves not these things. You are reckless."
There's a longshoreman's strike on the west coast; it's possible some of these shipments have arrived, but are sitting in limbo and backlogged behind other freight.
There isn't actually...well not in the port of LA anyway. There is a general work slowdown which I have no doubt is affecting the delivery but no strike as of yet. The feds are on their way down to mediate last I heard.
Was there some kind of trouble in Panama with the canal recently? If so, it'd pretty effectively eliminate any alternative delivery ports on the east coast, though they'd be far from ideal anyway given the location of the production sites.
The west coast needs to hire scabs and get those containers moving east.
Bite your tongue. If they're striking, or engaging in a slowdown, for wages or benefits- that's an entirely legitimate thing. Unfortunately, the only leverage the workers have is to inconvenience us. Sucks, but so does going bankrupt because you got cancer.
How many "months" on the boat are we talking about?
One man in a canoe?
Paddling his heart out
"Seemed like a good idea at the time"
Sounds like they got the same boats the LCG uses. FFG has great games... horrible supply lines.
I don't play any other games like this these days. Are other companies as transparent as ffg about this? How do we know they are not just as bad?
Don't forget that about 1700 containers get lost at sea each year.
Don't forget that about 1700 containers get lost at sea each year.
I guess, they lost to a release wave...*puts on shades "YEEEEEAAAHHHHHH"
Sounds like they got the same boats the LCG uses. FFG has great games... horrible supply lines.
I don't play any other games like this these days. Are other companies as transparent as ffg about this? How do we know they are not just as bad?
Some companies are this open in the boardgame world, especially when it comes to kickstarter games. And yes, they are all this bad. But, to look at it another way, if they are all this bad, then they aren't really bad. Just average.
Sounds like they got the same boats the LCG uses. FFG has great games... horrible supply lines.
I don't play any other games like this these days. Are other companies as transparent as ffg about this? How do we know they are not just as bad?
Some companies are this open in the boardgame world, especially when it comes to kickstarter games. And yes, they are all this bad. But, to look at it another way, if they are all this bad, then they aren't really bad. Just average.
Pretty much...
Welcome to the wonderful world of global logistics and supply.
Don't forget that about 1700 containers get lost at sea each year.
Edit: Wow i really didn't know abreviations for japanese would get censored on this forum. Just testing if i can say Krauts or Jerries for the germans.
Edit 2: Yup, that works!
Edited by ForceMLego ship went down in 1997 and they still at least wash ashore.
They say it takes 45 days for stuff from Hong-Kong to reach Europe. I can imagine the trip to America takes more.
This is why blimps should make a come back they can just go in a direct route, no danger of explosions with helium and don't fly high enough to interfere with air traffic.
This is why blimps should make a come back they can just go in a direct route, no danger of explosions with helium and don't fly high enough to interfere with air traffic.
Yeah, but their payload is a lot less than your average container transport (let alone the biggest one which carries 19000 containers at once 
).
Blimps should make a come back though, for leisurely cruises and drifting over the savannah in Africa without disturbing the wildlife.
Don't forget that about 1700 containers get lost at sea each year.
Pretty good, all things considered.
The ships being used could make a difference as well. Many shipping companies are moving to the so called "super tankers" which many west coast Ports are currently unequipped to handle properly yet. The Panamanians are fervently trying to upgrade the canal to take on these ships as well.
The industry is moving toward these ships faster than the Ports can make their upgrades.